As a recreational trail/street runner, I was seeking a well designed, functional and inexpensive armband for my iPod. I tried out the Belkin Easyfit Armband for the first time today and must say I was impressed. It will take a few runs to get use to the feel and size of the armband vs. my old iPod 6th Gen clip-on, but that’s a minor adjustment. However, if your biceps are 13″ around or larger my suggestion would be to avoid this product since the velcro latch is short.

PROS: Comfortable and lightweight. Volume controls are covered by arm band, but are easily activated. iPod screen displays are easily accessed through the clear plastic case.CONS:You have to remove the iPod from the armband to access the Apple charging cable.

Seems to be of high quality and the Nano fits quite nicely inside the pouch. I can’t tell you how well it holds up to use though, because I couldn’t find anyone the band would fit. As a matter of fact, I would like to know whose arm this band fits? It is so small it barely fits my forearm! My arms are of average size, too. I bought it for my husband to use but there’s no way he can wear it, it’s just too small. He’s fit but not super bulky. I even tried this on my 11 year old child. Barely fit him either. I believe these must be made for the Elfin people of Lothlorien and the shipments got mixed up. In short – save your money.

For certain it looks stylish, the case is very low-profile and the ipod is easily controlled through the plastic cover. However, the strap is so short that it can only be an oversight as there certainly was no option during the ordering process to select a size. My arms are not huge by any stretch of the imagination and yet the strap can just barely wrap around them (is this meant to be worn around the wrists?). Then, the workmanship is lousy as only after a week the coloured strip around the velcro began to peel and the threading holding the plastic screen down has begun to unravel.

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